The price of freedom by Sharon J Clark

She sat, back straight, legs together and neatly slanted to the right. Her mother had drilled a number of habits into her as a child, coldly informing her that people could tell a great deal from how a young woman sat or walked. “Mr Mansell,” she said with more confidence than she felt. “I have invested a great deal into this appointment. I would prefer you to look beyond the stereotypical choices suggested by the data you are studying.”

She sat, back straight, legs together and neatly slanted to the right. Her mother had drilled a number of habits into her as a child, coldly informing her that people could tell a great deal from how a young woman sat or walked.

“Mr Mansell,” she said with more confidence than she felt. “I have invested a great deal into this appointment. I would prefer you to look beyond the stereotypical choices suggested by the data you are studying.”

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